Cameroon's UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 40 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 21.57% from 51 in 2013 (2.4% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 40 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 32 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 51 | 2013 |
| Highest | 51 | 2000 |
| Lowest | 28 | 2021 |
| Average since 2014 | 38.1 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 51 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Cameroon's UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rose 2 on 2022 (from 38 to 40).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.59 and a typical year strayed about 6.1 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 18 in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.18 a year. A straight line explains 33% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Cameroon had the 157th highest value of the 193 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 40 | 2023 |
| World | 76 | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 41 | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 63 | 2023 |
Closest to Cameroon in the 2023 ranking
- Liberia — 154th of 193: 42
- Congo, Rep. — 155th of 193: 41
- Uganda — 156th of 193: 41
- Myanmar — 158th of 193: 39
- Nigeria — 159th of 193: 39
- Timor-Leste — 160th of 193: 39
What this measures
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access is based on three tracer indicators (i) hospital access, (ii) health workforce, (iii) health security. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points and is one of the four sub-indexes underlaying the overall UHC service coverage index.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted geometric mean.
All 24 values
| Year | UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 40 |
| 2022 | 38 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2018 | 32 |
| 2017 | 38 |
| 2016 | 39 |
| 2015 | 45 |
| 2014 | 50 |
| 2013 |
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in nearby economies
- Angola — 44 (2023)
- Benin — 22 (2023)
- Botswana — 60 (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 23 (2023)
- Burundi — 26 (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 64 (2023)
- Central African Republic — 32 (2023)
- Chad — 10 (2023)
- Comoros — 53 (2023)
More health data for Cameroon
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 14.86% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 15.25% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 6.09 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 40.66% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 6.19 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 41.58% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 12.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 41.12% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 13.72% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Cameroon's UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- 40 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 21.57% from 51 in 2000 (1.05% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 51 in 2000 and the lowest 28 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank?
- 157th highest of 193 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access unusual for Cameroon?
- In 2023, Cameroon's UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rose 2 on 2022 (from 38 to 40). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.59 and a typical year strayed about 6.1 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH_UHC_SCI_CAPACITY, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO], uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/uhc-index-of-service-coverage Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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